Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-08-27


cabbages.
Thos. Tarpy has some nice corn and
good potatoes and good garden, the
most of which be has sold in the mar
ket.
Ohas. Cludas has the sc n Of sec. g.
IL, 81. He has 20 acres of corn, which
he guesses at 35 bus. to the acre; 221 bus.
OF extra oats; II an acre Of potatoes which
are up to the average, one acre Of extra
watermelons; II acres of timber, which is
doing well, half of which is nursery stock.
sMr. Cludas has young orchard started.
He also has strawberries, blackberries,
grapes, etc.
Ex-County Commissioner Click owns
the J of sec. 20, IL, r 20. Mr.. Fidler
is farming MIR. Clicks land. He has 60
acres of good corn, his rye is fair crop,
and his garden is good. Mr.. Clicks
timber on his tree claim is looking nice,
considering the dry weather.
Geo. w. Houseman has the " % of sec.
26, t IL, q. He has IS acres of corn,
which will be fair crop; 10 acres of vol
unteer millet, which will make about 1
ton to the acre; 9 acres of potatoes aver
aging about 80 bus. to the acre. His
cattle are in good condition. He aims
to put up about 100 tons Of hay.
@. F. Mclean is on the SO Of sec.
"a, IL, 81. He has 120 acres of corn,
which he estimates at 30 bus. per acre; 6
acres of wheat, at 10 bus. per acre; 5
acres of oats, at 80 bus. per acre; 8 acres
of millet, which will average tons to the
acre; acre of potatoes, which he thinks
will make 200 bushels. He presented to
me potato 12xl9 inches in cireumfer-
ence. He wants to put up about Is tons
OF prairie hay.
J. Madsen, on the NV x of Sec 2, 10,
21, has 40 acres of corn, which will
make about Is bus. per acre; acres OF
tair oats; 4 acres of millet, about tons
TO the acre; acres Of potatoes, about 60
bus. to the acre, and good garden.
Mr.. Madsen expects to put up about rs
tons of prairie hay.
NJ. T. Morgan and son live on the W Il
OF sec. "a, -, + 81. They have 60 acres
of corn; IL acres of oats, 40 bus. per acre;
20 acres of sorghum, tons to the acre,
and good garden.
X. w. Phelps lives on the Pat Hickey
place, miles west of Ellis. He has 40
acres of corn, which will make 20 bus. per
acre; acres of millet, which he thinks
will make tons per acre. He has lived
here months, and finds that the place
suits him as we'll rs he had expected, if
not better.
Fred Hemisegger has the ne d of sec.
IL, t Is, 81. He has 60 acres of corn,
put at Is bus. per acre; 80 acres of oats,
at 80 bus. per acre; 10 acres of sorghum,
at 8 tons per acre; III acres of extra po-
tatoes. He expects to put up SO tons of
prairie hay. He has lived here year,
and likes the place.
Geo. w. Cross, on the sw a of sec. 10
TIA q, has q acres of corn, which he
thinks will make Is bushels per acre on
an average; 9 acres of wheat Is bus.
per acre; acres of oats, 30 bus. per acre,
and about 1000 cabbages. Mr.. Cross
has 80 head of cattle, looking as we'll as
he ever saw them. He has 5000 black
locust trees in nursery rows, which have
grown 211l feet in height from the seeds
this year.
w. F. King lives on sec. 8, IA, +. 81.
He has 10 acres of late corn, which has
not been damaged by the hot wind or dry
weather, and will make heavy corn if it
holds out; Is acres Of sorghum. tons
per acre; 4 acres Of fair oats; 1000 sheep
doing nicely; 80 head OF cattle in good
condition. He has IL acres of timber,
some of which has made growth OF z
feet this summer. Mr.. King says he
wants to put up zee tons OF hay this year
II he can.
Mr.. King, father of W. F. has 10 acres
OF millet, which he thinks viii 60 2 tons
per acre; 20 acres Of corn, 10 bus. per
acre; 10 acres OF late corn, which,
with frequent rains, will make good
crop.
John Locker has 4 of sec. IL. t II, %.
He has 81 acres Of good corn and l acre
OF potatoes.
Gus. Sundell, on sec. 10, { IL %, has
0f1 acroo NJ rsorn which he savs vill ynaho